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Samuel Smiths India Ale

Percentile
82
overall
Brewed by Samuel Smith
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB

Tadcaster, England

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
9793.4/5.03.39/5.05%91.9English pint
Commercial Description:
Pasteurised bottles only.
"Samuel Smith's India Ale is characterized by the colour of a golden sunset, a refined maltiness and an emphasis on the aroma and flavour from Britain's best hop gardens."
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 Ungstrup (15361), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Oct 27, 2002  
A light amber beer with a small head. It has a good malt aroma. The flavor is a bit flat with a little sweetness and a good bitterness. It is not as hoppy as I like an IPA.


 Papsoe (15103), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Dec 11, 2005  
(Bottle 55 cl) Amber golden with a decent head. Lovely hoppy aroma atop a malty, lightly caramelish malt background. Long hoppy and bitter finish. 270502


 yespr (12345), Copenhagen O, Denmark
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/58/20
May 12, 2008  
33 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden yellow with an off-white and creamy head. Sight sourish hops aroma, strange. Flavour is dry hoppy with a mild fruity touch. Ends quite dry. Lingering hoppy finish. Has a strange off-note in the hops I cannot stand.


 omhper (12247), Stockholm, Sweden
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Dec 16, 2002  
Bottled. Reddish amber with rich head. Flower aroma. Malty, dry and really hoppy. It also has that unmistakable Samuel Smith house character that I’ve loved since I first learned about British ales.


 fonefan (11822), VestJylland, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Aug 3, 2006  
Bottle. Very nice clear copper color with a medium off-white head. Aroma is mostly malt; Not much notice of hops in there. Flavor is well-balanced, woody, dry, and of course, malty and hoppy.


 MiP (9099), Sønderborg, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/516/20
Apr 12, 2007  
Bottle, 5%. Rough spiciness in the aroma, from the hops. Clear copper colour, small white head. The flavour is quite hoppy, a lot of aroma hops. The flavour gets a little citric, but nicely so.


 oh6gdx (9008), Vasa, Finland
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/59/20
Oct 23, 2008  
Bottled@Teerenpeli, Tampere. Golden/orange colour, small beige head. Aroma is peas, cooked vegetables some grass and mild fruityness. Flavour is frass, some flowery hops as well as mild vegetably notes. Kind of tomatojuiceish notes too.


 joergen (8627), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
May 17, 2009  
Bottle at Københavnske Øldage 2009. Clear orange coloured with a small white head. Fruity aroma of caramel with notes of hops and grape fruits. Fruity flavour of caramel with notes of hops and grape fruits. Dry hopy finish.



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